Mop



Aug. 23, I932 c. s. NELSON 1,872,791

MOP

Filed Dec. 22, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet l atto'umqu.

Aug. 23, 1932. c, s, NELSON 1,872,791

MOP

Filed Dec. 22, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Aug. 23, 1 932 UNITED- CHARLES s. NELSON, or rnooxmmfnnw Yon'K, Assrenon BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS in- ;mm 1f:

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' Application filed-December ;22, 19so.;' Serial no. 504,115. i

My invention relates particulars 1y d-ish mops.

ci'fica'lly the novel .mop structure icontern plated by my present invention-inane form of embodiment includes the use in ainop I head of wire elements with fibrous yarn ele ments, both adapted during use oflthe map;

to contact simultaneously with the surface to be cleaned and'both cooperating in the cleaning operation. a I

It is an object'of my present invention to provide a mop of the character indicated which includes ahead made of elements securely united togethen. In one form ofembodiment the head elements arecarried by n a handle, and by reason of anoveldi'spos'i 20 tion of a binding wire, presently to be'de-I scribed, the elements ofthe composite mop structure are securely "heldagainst disorl ganization; I y g 1 v I I A further object is to provide a mop which will be simple, 'efiicien't and durable, and

which may. be produced by relatively skilled labor withoutthe use of machinery;

which will sufiiciently appear as the descri With these and other objects in' view,

tion proceeds, my invention consists in t e novel article of manufacture which forms the subject of the appended claims and the ,description hereinaftenand which is shown in the accompanying drawings."

application for Letters Patent and in which,

the same reference character designates the same part i-n'the several views. v a

Figure I is atop plan view of a mop handle, abrading wire and binding wire associated in an initial step ofthe manufacturing lustrated in Figs. .1, 2' and 3;. I;

, modified formof mop';;and v nlarged view o'fitlie 001K114 pleted mop made according to the method ii;

7 Fig.5 is a longitudinal sectional la 1 Fig. is" a relatively e tinsel-or abradingwire which forms one en;

ment of the mop. V Referring'now to the drawings, and first to Fig.1, the reference character 1 designates a mop handle, which may be of any'suitable material, dimensions and contour. Iprefer.

to form the handle 'of, wood, and to provide nearthe end whichfis-to receive the mop head ajpair of spaced circumferential grooves 2 and 3. Through the mop handle in the endmost groove 2 I provide a hole 2a andthrougli this hole, in the initial method step, ispassed a binding wire l, which may be'fof indefinite length, and is preferably of moderatelygreat tensile strength and pH-ability.

The binding wire 4:, after on itself close to the handle; as shown at '5 being pa d through thehole 2a in the handle, is twisted leaving a relatively short lengths and. a"

longer length 7 extending from and secured; to the handle. It will beevident thatif de: sired two separate wires 6 and 7 maybe employed, but I find it convenient touse a single wire, after the'mannerjust ekplained Spirally around that portion of the length length of materialB 'knowntofthetrade as tinselancl referred to in the appended claims as abrading wire. This tinsel-8 consists, in a preferred form, of amass of narrow metallic less irregular manner upon itself, the several .6 which'is'closest 'to thelhan dle Iiwin'd a 7 V I ribbon Si-looped backand forth in a mo ass 1-: In the drawings which'form part of this loops being conveniently held in place with" respect to each :other by a pair of twisted foundation wires 10,; as more particularly shown in Fig. 6. I

The length 7 of the with the length of tinsel 8 wound thereabout is next, coiled in theendmost groove2 of the handle,: so that the mass of looped tinsel more or less completely covers the butt end oi the handle as shown at 11 in Fig, 2. The free end ofthe length Got the binding wire is directed 'ofi, at an angle from the mass of abradingwire lli and temporarily left in this condition; The

portion, of the length 7 of the binding wire 5 beyond the portion covere'd 'with "thetinsel down over ,the coiled. portion of the length is now'carried into the groove 3 of the handle, coiled once or twice thereln, as

- shown in Fig. 2, and then directed tan he a ntia p rtio T- he nding Wire,

so that the length 7 of the binding wirq;

crosses these groups at substantially their transverse mid-portion. The physical char l acteristics of the strands 12aredifierent from 15 those of the abrading wire 8; "I prefer to use strands 12 of fibrous material, specifically relatively soft cotton-yarn. It is 'to be noted. thatFig,2 shows only one ofthesemicylin- I dri'calgroups of flexiblestrands 12,, and that an exact counterpart of this group is associated therewith in the next step in my method, completelyto enclose the handle and mass-ot abrading wire 11, as shown in Fig. 3. f e 'The tangential length 7 of the binding, wire 4 is next wound circumferentially around substantially the mid-portion of the strands 12 to compress this mid-portion more or less firmly inthe groove 301 the handle,

as shown in Fig.3. Preferably the portion 7' otthebindingj wire is;coiled two or'three times about groove f the handle, and this operation may be conveniently practiced by having the free end ofthe portion 7 secured t0 a fixedsupport and by rollingthe assembly shown in Fig. 2 onethe wire 7, whichis meanwhile held under'slighttension. As shown in Fig; 3 the structure'produce'd I by the 1netho d steps "as thus" far. explained includesa vhandle 1 snrroundedij'at' one end by a tubular mass of flexiblefistrands 12 constricted at, substantially {their mid;

portion and] flaring outwardly therefroni, Theupperfflaring portion of the mass. 12, i. .e.,'-that portion. farthest removed from the mass of abrading wire 11, is next folded 7 of the binding wireso that this coiled portion is completely covered and hidden from view; and the folded-down; portion of the mass of, flexible strands, 12 is disposed adjacent to andaround the endmost mass of flaring strands 12', to form the final contour of thecompleted mophead shown in Fig. 4. The extending length 7 of the binding wire is finally wound tightly about the turned-down mass, substantially in groove 3 of the handle, to form the final binding coil 13 shown in Fig. 4. In order to complete the mop structure it is now only necessary to secure the two free ends of the binding wirel l', and this is conveniently accomplished "by twisting'these two 'ends'together, as shownv at 14 in Fig.4. The twisted ends 1 1 are cut 5 close to the twist and arethen pushedinturned-downmass-of flexible strands to lie wardly close to the handle 1 and preferably concealed in or about groove 2 thereof.

The modified form of mop shown in Fig. 5 differs from the preferred form which has been described in that it lacks a'handle 1. It is formed by twisting initially a length ottinsel 8;.about one portion of a binding wire 4, coiling the tinseled portion ofthe binding wire about the mid-portion of a cylindrical massgot 1 flexible strands 12, leading out fr'oInthis mass the other end of the binding wire, then turning downwardly the flaringportion of the mass of flexible strands more remote from the tinsel, and causing this adjacent to and surround its companion portion of flexible strands." The 'untinsele'd por tion of this lengthot binding-wirejisnext coiled tightly" around the turned-down mass of flexible strands: and then the free end] of this portion ofthe binding wireis'directed inwardly into'the mass and twisted with the.

free end-of the otherlength, as shown at 14: in Fig. 5. The inner core offlexiblestrands 12 proceeding from thejcenter' of the 'sur':

s r a eto' b clean d-JIM: interminglin tin el yarntunctionginfahighly efficient. nd su c s ul manne o loosen. an remove. foreign bodies tenaciously adhering to the surface to be cleaned, and; simultaneously.

' brushing, and j polishing the ,same'. jAll ten.- dency'to scratch or mar the surface toi be cleaned is eliminated. ,7 V I V I It will bejunderstood that. I'have'. herein-1 above shown and described my present inve'nment only, mer y for purposes of exemplification. The inventlon' is capable of embodiment in other and further modifications, and all suchmodified embodiments, to the extent that they exemplify the principles 120 ofthe invention asqpointed out in the appended claims, are to bev deemed'within the scope and purview-thereof. x v V Having thusdescribed my invention-what I claim and'desire to secure by Letters Pat entis: f 1. A mop comprising a binding wire, a- 7 mass: of abrading. wiretwisted around'fo'ne portionuof the binding wire and extendin tion in certain preferred forms of emb'odi therefrom, and a mass of sea, flexible stIilldS- 00' rounding mass of tinsel 'llis next cut out,

collectively surrounding the mass of abrading wire and secured thereto by another portion of the binding wire.

2. A mop comprising a handle, a binding wire secured thereto, an abrading wire twisted around a portion of the binding wire having looped portions extending therefrom and disposed in a relatively compact mass over the end of the handle, and a mass of soft, v

flexible strands collectively surrounding the abrading wire and the end of the handle and secured thereto by another portion of the binding wire.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature.

CHARLES S. NELSON. 

